Leaders from Wisconsin towns, cities and counties say the state's current road repair situation is untenable and content that new taxes or fees might be the only way to get transportation infrastructure back on track.

This weekend's shooting at Pulse--a popular LGBT nightclub in Orlando--marked the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history and the second-deadliest terror attack since 9/11. The alleged gunman Omar Mateen killed 49 people and injured more than 50. Today, Professor James Alan Fox joins us to talk about where mass shootings...

As Hamilton the musical swept up at this weekend's Tony Awards, our guest historian shares stories from the life of Alexander Hamilton and looks at why he's currently history's coolest founding father.

Only about 12 percent of private sector employees in the U.S. are offered paid family leave through their employer. A stark contrast from about 180 other nations that require paid family leave. We talk to a guest who co-wrote a piece on the three main things that modern family leave...

The first-ever United State of Women summit took place at the White House on Tuesday, bringing together women from around the world to celebrate the progress made on gender equity, but also to look at the work that still needs to be done. Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Virginia Sapiro...

In the days prior to this weekend's deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said she participated in a 30th anniversary celebration in Milwaukee to commend the progress made over discrimination and hate with members of the LGBT community.

In a statement following the shootings at an Orlando gay nightclub yesterday, President Obama said that the attack was on a place that is "more than a nightclub -- it is a place of solidarity and empowerment where people have come together to raise awareness, to speak their minds, and...

Lawmakers approved a DOC request to transfer an estimated $3 million surplus from its drunk driver treatment program to help cover a projected $5.4 million shortfall due to rising inmate health care costs.

Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump has vowed to pursue mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, but his immigration stance has been met with resistance from dairy farmers, whose operations depend on the labor of immigrants. We talk to a guest who reported on the potential impact Trump's immigration policy could have...

When Madison residents Steve and Sarah Elmore installed solar panels with the help of a city program four years ago, they used a federal tax credit and a city rebate to pay for more than half the upfront costs. Since then, they've seen the 70 percent of their family's energy...

After this weekend’s mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida, nightclub, there’s been plenty of talk in the media and over the watercooler about how to prevent such events from happening in the future. While issues like gun control and mental health will be discussed, one political commentator says it’s time...

To watch Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, one might not immediately recognize the escalating tensions between the police department and other portions of the city government.

Sometimes it’s just fun to share some of the letters I get. Keep in mind when I say letters, I don’t mean the kind my mom would write to me in longhand, but other more modern letters — emails, Tweets, Facebook comments and, of course, the very rare handwritten letters...